Новости за 23.09.2017

DALLAS (AP) — The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says victims of repeat flooding should consider Harvey's devastation a sign from on high. U.S. Rep. Jep Hensarling, a Republican from Dallas, said on CNBC during a segment on flood insurance Thursday that U.S. taxpayers should not have to foot the bill for at-risk homes that have flooded over and over again. He said, "At some point, God is telling you to move." Hensarling says homeowners in flood-prone areas should make their properties... Читать дальше...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Several hundred people from three continents and 14 countries are gathering in central New York for the 2017 World Canals Conference. The five-day event kicks off in Syracuse on Sunday afternoon with free events on the city's Inner Harbor, at Creekwalk and at downtown museums. The annual conference brings together canal experts from around the world to discuss ways to improve waterways through economic development, tourism and cultural heritage initiatives. The event is being... Читать дальше...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A scenic highway that connects the central Idaho town of Sisters to Belknap Springs on the other side of the McKenzie Pass will likely remain closed to motorists until spring. Oregon Department of Transportation officials tell The Register-Guard (http://bit.ly/2fir9fF) that dead and dying trees in forests scorched by wildfires make Oregon Route 242 unsafe. Loggers on contract with the U.S. Forest Service have been working along the road cutting down hazardous trees. Officials... Читать дальше...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The bidding war for teachers that has led several northern Utah school districts to significantly raise starting salaries is leaving other districts that haven't raised pay scrambling to fill classrooms. The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/2yp9OKi ) Tooele School District Superintendent Scott Rogers told the Utah Legislature's Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday that 42 educators left for better pay elsewhere, and four left midyear while under contract. Читать дальше...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — The man involved in a shooting at a Hattiesburg bar has died. Forrest County Deputy Coroner Lisa Klem identified the man as 40-year-old Bryan Wright, of Petal. She says Wright's body will be sent to the State Crime Lab in Jackson for an autopsy. WDAM-TV reports Police Chief Anthony Parker says it began about 1:17 a.m. Saturday. Multiple patrons reported hearing at least 10 to 15 shots fired by a person in a truck in the bar's front parking lot. Parker says one of his officers... Читать дальше...

OKARCHE, Okla. — Few religious pilgrimages lead down a dusty, unpaved Oklahoma road past grazing horses, metal barns and towering wind turbines in the distance. But the unusual destination of this 2,000-mile trek from Central America to a farmhouse outside a one-stoplight town seems an appropriate honor for the Rev. Stanley Rother, a martyred Roman Catholic priest celebrated for his unassuming nature and hard work. Rother was beatified Saturday at Mass in Oklahoma City... Читать дальше...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on plans for a "Free Speech Week" at the University of California, Berkeley (all times local): 1:20 p.m. Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos says he plans to hold a rally at the University of California, Berkeley after a student group who planned a week of events with him pulled out. His announcement Saturday added to the confusing back-and-forth about the "Free Speech Week" event at the UC Berkeley campus. A university spokesman said earlier in the day that the... Читать дальше...

“Han Solo” director Ron Howard on Saturday teased “shooting a scene about desperate and dangerous times in the Galaxy” and shareda new behind-the-scenes photo. The new photo appears to have been taken on a dusty surface, with a lot of what appears to be junk piles. Neither of these things is new to the “Star Wars” saga, but their appearance in the Han Solo film suggests a deeper look into the criminal underworld of the Galactic Empire. Shooting a scene about desperate and dangerous times in... Читать дальше...

SAVANNAH, Tenn. — After a tense, 11-day trial, a jury found Zachary Adams guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering nursing student Holly Bobo. She was 20 in April 2011 when she was led into the woods behind her home by an unidentified man wearing camouflage in the rural town of Parsons. On Saturday, Adams, 33, avoided a possible death penalty by agreeing to a sentence of life in prison plus 50 years. Bobo’s disappearance led to a frantic search of the farms, fields and barns of western Tennessee... Читать дальше...

A man is under arrest after allegedly shooting a gun in East Oakland in the early morning hours of Saturday, hiding in a nearby home and refusing to come out, Oakland police said today.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas has unveiled a $350 million, five-year fundraising campaign to upgrade its athletic facilities. Chancellor Douglas Girod and athletic director Sheahon Zenger announced the "Raise the Chant" campaign Friday. It includes upgrades to Memorial Stadium and the baseball facilities, as well as construction of a new volleyball arena and completing some renovations to Allen Fieldhouse. The campaign got a boost Friday, when alumnus David Booth pledged $50 million... Читать дальше...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on protests in St. Louis over acquittal of officer in black man's shooting death (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Police have arrested several people at an upscale St. Louis shopping mall who were protesting the recent acquittal of a white former police officer in the shooting death of a black man. More than 200 people gathered Saturday at the St. Louis Galleria to continue to protest the Aug. 15 verdict. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Saturday's protest began peacefully... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT — U.S.-backed Syrian fighters captured the country’s largest gas field Saturday from the Islamic State group in an eastern province that borders Iraq as they race with government forces to capture the energy-rich region, a senior official with the group said. Nasser Haj Mansour of the Syrian Democratic Forces said the Conoco gas field and plant came under full control of the group after days of fighting with the extremists. He added that SDF fighters also captured the nearby al-Izba gas field. Читать дальше...

PARIS (AP) — A French paratrooper has died in combat while fighting extremists in the Mideast as part of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State group, in what appears to be the first official French casualty in the operation. French President Emmanuel Macron's office said a member of the 13th parachute dragoon regiment was killed Saturday in the Levant, which includes Syria. Macron's office would not provide details or identify the victim, part of a special forces unit. The U.S. military also announced the death. Читать дальше...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is offering a day of free fishing as part of the National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration. Saturday is one of four new free fishing days that have been added this year in New York. On those days, anyone can fish in New York waters without having a license. The Department of Environmental Conservation says this is a good time for fishing because fish start to feed more actively prior to cold weather or head upstream to spawn. Adirondack ponds offer good trout fishing... Читать дальше...

BANGKOK — Amnesty International said new satellite images and videos taken as recently as Friday afternoon in Myanmar’s Rakhine state show smoke rising from Rohingya Muslim villages, contradicting Aung San Suu Kyi’s claims that military operations there have ended. The London group said its sources in Rakhine say the fires were started by members of the Myanmar security forces and vigilante mobs. The latest violence in Myanmar has sent an estimated 429,000 Rohingya refugees fleeing to Bangladesh in less than a month.

MIDLAND, Wash. (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Washington state say a Pierce County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a 40-year-old man who charged at the deputy with a knife. The News Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2wdy4hc) that deputies responded at about 11 p.m. Thursday after a woman called saying her son was suicidal, had taken methamphetamine and had a knife. Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer says Matthew Wells talked with deputies but locked himself in a room and refused to come out. Troyer... Читать дальше...

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech junior defensive back Vaughnte Dorsey was injured on kickoff coverage midway through the fourth quarter in a game against Houston on Saturday and was removed on a stretcher. The injury, with 7:26 left in the fourth quarter, happened on the Houston sideline. The injury after the Red Raiders had taken a 27-10 lead. Dorsey did give a thumbs up to the crowd as he was carted out of the stadium. ___ More AP college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP_Top25

President Trump tweeted Saturday that an invitation to a reluctant Golden State Warriors to visit the White House to celebrate their NBA championship had been “withdrawn.” “Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team. Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!” Trump tweeted shortly before 6 a.m. PDT. The Warriors had made the White House aware that they planned to meet before the first practice of training... Читать дальше...

ISTANBUL — The Turkish parliament renewed a bill Saturday allowing the military to intervene in Iraq and Syria if faced with national security threats — a move seen as a final warning to Iraqi Kurds to call off their Monday independence referendum. The decree, renewed annually since 2014 and set to expire next month, allows Turkey to send troops over its southern border if developments in Iraq and Syria are perceived as national security threats. The mandate, read in parliament Saturday... Читать дальше...

PARIS — French far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon urged protesters Saturday to take to the streets and mount strikes to force President Emmanuel Macron to withdraw the labor law changes that are key to his business-friendly economic vision. Speaking to tens of thousands in Paris, Melenchon assailed the president’s new labor decrees as a gift to greedy corporations and the financial markets that have both fueled income inequality. Macron, for his part, says the... Читать дальше...

LOUISA, Va. (AP) — A man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend, who authorities say was struck by a vehicle and found along the side of a Virginia road. Local media report 30-year-old Gregory P. Veres was charged Friday after investigators questioned him. The victim wasn't immediately identified, pending notification of relatives. Louisa County Sheriff's Maj. Donald Lowe said in a news release that the woman's body was found Friday morning near a subdivision in Louisa, about 60 miles northwest of Richmond. Читать дальше...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on closing Mexico-bound car traffic at the nation's busiest border crossing for construction work (all times local): 12:15 p.m. Detoured traffic is unusually light during the closure of all Mexico-bound car traffic at the busiest U.S. border crossing in San Diego. U.S. authorities say people are heeding their calls to avoid driving to Tijuana, Mexico, during a 57-hour shutdown that began early Saturday. It is part of a $741 million expansion of the San Ysidro border crossing. Читать дальше...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is embracing the latest effort from fellow Republicans in Washington to repeal former President Barack Obama's health overhaul, saying it would give the state the flexibility he's long said he wants for Medicaid and other parts of the health care system. But, if it overcomes last-minute obstacles in the Senate, the plan could offer even more uncertainty for the thousands of people in the GOP state who have health coverage through the health overhaul. Читать дальше...

A 20-acre fire was spreading quickly in unincorporated Solano County Saturday, sending smoke into the air over Vacaville, local fire departments and agencies reported.